Emojis, as well as memes and other forms of short-form content, have become central to how we express ourselves and connect ...

Ice loss in Antarctica and its impact on the planet—sea level rise, changes to ocean currents and disturbance of wildlife and ...

The number of tourists heading to Antarctica has been skyrocketing. From fewer than 8,000 a year about three decades ago, ...

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, turns 90 this week—a milestone that's reigniting speculation over his eventual successor.

Trinity College Dublin now has Ireland's first and only BioBrillouin microscope, which will enable researchers to make giant ...

Mitochondria are the body's "energy factories," and their proper function is essential for life. Inside mitochondria, a set ...

I've always been fascinated by how materials break down, especially glasses and polymers that don't have a regular crystal ...

Each time a cell divides, a small section of each chromosome's protective cap—the telomere—is worn away. Most cells use an ...